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T1 Comparative study of Alternaria airborne spore concentrations among urban, rural and natural areas in southern Spain
A1 Picornell Rodríguez, Antonio
A1 Recio-Criado, María Marta
A1 Ruiz-Mata, Rocío
A1 Trigo-Pérez, María del Mar
A1 Cabezudo-Artero, Baltasar
AB One of the most cosmopolitan fungal spore types present in the air is that belonging to Alternaria. Thisspore type has been proved to have a negative impact on sensible population. Furthermore, Alternaria species are phytopathogens that cause high economic losses in agriculture. The aim of this study was to establish relationships between the airborne concentrations of Alternaria spores and the meteorological and climatic variables of the studied areas, as well as land use. For that, an aerobiological study has been carried out during 2018 in three sampling sites: a coastal urban city(Malaga), an inland rural city with high influence of crops and natural areas (Ronda), and a third site located inside a Natural Park (Sierra de las Nieves).The samplings were carried out by means of three Hirst-type volumetric pollen traps, and the samples obtainedwere mounted and counted following the methodology proposed by the Spanish Aerobiology Network (REA).Statistical analysis was carried out by using R software and ”AeRobiology” package.Negative and significant Spearman correlations were found between daily values of Alternariaspore concentration and precipitation as well as relative humidity in all the sampling sites, while positive andsignificant correlations were found with temperatures (the highest with maximum temperature). Alternariadaily concentrations showed significant differences between stations. As the results obtained by otherauthors, regarding the climatic parameters, we find a direct relationship between the continentalityindex and the total amount of Alternaria spores detected during spring and summer in the different samplingstations. Similar results were obtained with average annual temperature and total annual rainfalls. Regardingland use, the highest concentrations were obtained in the rural locality of Ronda.
YR 2019
FD 2019-07-25
LK https://hdl.handle.net/10630/18137
UL https://hdl.handle.net/10630/18137
LA eng
NO Universidad de Málaga. Campus de Excelencia Internacional Andalucía Tech.
DS RIUMA. Repositorio Institucional de la Universidad de Málaga
RD 24 ene 2026